PLAYER tracking data is the AFL's next frontier.
The technology is already being used in overseas sports to heighten coaches' and players' tactical nous and prepare better for opposition teams.
This week's guest on Trends, Victoria University professor Sam Robertson, believes the AFL and its teams are as few as two years away from being able to benefit from player tracking.
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The AFL already used it to analyse the impact the 6-6-6 starting positions have had on the game this year.
Robertson discusses the difficulties in implementing player tracking data in Australian football, and gives his view on where Australia is in front of its overseas sports rivals.
Trends is a podcast for the hardcore and average football fan who wants to learn more about what they're watching each weekend, plus what's going on behind the scenes.
Podcast summary
1:43: Working with the Bulldogs in 2016
4:13: Using analytics effectively in the AFL
5:26: Where Australian sports lead the way
8:15: Commentary on players leaving the field
10:22: The evolution of player tracking data
13:57: What makes AFL games hard to track
15:37: Why player tracking data is superior
17:35: Is predictive modelling limited in the AFL?
21:19: 'The sorry state of sports science'
24:28: The importance of trust and relationships
27:00: Where can sports scientists improve?
